3 wounded in shootings on South, Northwest Sides

Three people were wounded within minutes of each other Sunday evening in separate shootings on the city's South and Northwest Sides, officials said.

The first shooting happened about 6:25 p.m. on the 500 block of East 51st Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Preliminary reports said a 19-year-old man was walking down the street when he heard shots and soon after realized he had been shot, police said.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to his back.

Five minutes later in the Old irving Park neighborhood, a 24-year-old man was shot in the stomach. That shooting happened on the 4000 block of North Kostner Avenue, police said.

The victim was driving down an alley when a grey vehicle pulled along side him. A man exited and shot into the victim's vehicle. He then got back into his vehicle and rammed the victim's vehicle several times, police said.

The victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

About 20 minutes later in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the stomach.

That shooting happened on the 4500 block of South Hermitage Avenue. Preliminary reports said the youth was standing on the street when someone jumped out of a red van and shot him.

The boy was taken to Holy Cross Hospital.

As of late Sunday night, no one was in custody for any of the shootings. Police were investigating.